The ceramic touching the pinchseam/gutter is a giveaway.
Here's a '72 thats not too molested.
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Nothing is off limits for a modification. Someone might have thought inside the car was better for heat disipation of the amplifier/ECU or whatever they installed.
Here's an example of how the compensating resistor was mounted
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